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Tommy Fleetwood clinched his first top five at the Masters this weekend.

The Englishman carded a final round of 69 to join Collin Morikawa and Max Homa in a tie for third, seven shots behind eventual winner Scottie Scheffler.

Fleetwood and caddie Gray Moore secured a tidy sum for his T3 finish
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Fleetwood and caddie Gray Moore secured a tidy sum for his T3 finishCredit: Getty

It was a best-ever finish at the Masters for Fleetwood, whose previous best result at Augusta was a tie for 14th in 2022.

As a result, the world no. 13 scooped a decent chunk of the $20 million total purse which was announced by Augusta National Golf Club ahead of the 2024 event.

Fleetwood pocketed a cool $1,040,000 for finishing in a three way T3 - while caddie Gray Moore is also set to walk away with a tidy five-figure payday.

Caddies usually receive 10 percent of the prize money if their player wins a tournament, around 7-8 percent for a top-10 finish, and five percent for everything else.

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If Fleetwood is feeling particularly generous and rewards Moore with an 8 percent cut of his earnings, the caddie will have earned $83,200 for four days' work at Augusta.

Even if Fleetwood and Moore have agreed to a five per cent, he would still have collected just over $50,000.

The 70-year-old Moore was the oldest caddie at the Masters this year and was only on the bag for Fleetwood because the Englishman's long-time caddie and friend Ian Finnis was missing after contracting a chest infection.

Moore is a former Augusta National caddie master but retired from that role to work as a regular caddie at the club.

The 70-year-old was only filling in because Fleetwood's normal caddie Ian Finnis was missing through illness
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The 70-year-old was only filling in because Fleetwood's normal caddie Ian Finnis was missing through illnessCredit: Getty
Moore is former Augusta National caddie master
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Moore is former Augusta National caddie masterCredit: Getty

He has experience caddying at the Masters, having worked with Tom Watson in 2004.

He was also on the bag for Andrea Lee during the 2019 Augusta National Women's Amateur.

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"The first two or three years that I came here I always had Gray in practice and would always sit and speak to him," Fleetwood said before this year's Masters started.

Reflecting on the weekend with Moore and his best-ever Masters finish, Fleetwood said: "We had a great week.

"I've known Gray since I first came to Augusta and I asked him to caddie this week.

"We’ve just had a really nice time, and he knows how to manage me."

“A proper Augustan,” Fleetwood added of Moore.

“One of the biggest things he’s done for me is he knows what shots are available. What I can and what I can’t do. There’s so much he’s pointed out. As Gray says, no matter how many times you’ve been here, it’s a lifetime of work and knowledge. That’s very true.”

"It was always going to be a fantastic weekend when we made it through to the weekend together. It's been absolutely amazing and I've loved spending time with him on the golf course this week.

"I always enjoy seeing him and spending time with him at Augusta every time the Masters comes around but actually being out with him was a real treat.

"I just hope he's had as good a time with me as I have with him this week. It's been great."

World no.1 Scottie Scheffler won the 2024 Masters after hoding off a charge from Europe Ryder Cup star Ludvig Aberg to win by four shots on 11-under-par.

The unstoppable 27-year-old claims a second Green Jacket in three years and a third victory in his last four starts.

It starts what could be a memorable few weeks for Scheffler as his wife, Meredith, his pregnant and expecting their first child.

"I can't put it into words what it means to win this tournament again and I can't put into words what it's going to be like to be a father for the first time," he said.

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"I am looking forward to getting home and celebrating with Meredith, it has been a long week here without her."

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